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Hi Pb2k, Great to have someone who speaks my language here at last!. I live in Colombo and have 4 Alfas. Of course I am a big fan. Once you've got used to an Alfa Romeo nothing else will do eh? BMWs

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Hey GTAm bro..that 156s yours??

I've seen this car many times.BTW I checked another **-9999 ,waiting for a new owner-Thimbirigasyaya..but the tag is bit high!

Mini bro

one of my buddy was saying that one of these went for 1.3 or 1.4 mill but the supposedly the under carriage was damaged or something on that car...

it was greenish 156 with either G or H plates

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Mini bro

one of my buddy was saying that one of these went for 1.3 or 1.4 mill but the supposedly the under carriage was damaged or something on that car...

it was greenish 156 with either G or H plates

Yep thats the one mate!

Didnt do the test drive.The asking price drove me away :D so delayed the plans of buying my first ever Italian car! :)

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Hey GTAm bro..that 156s yours??

I've seen this car many times.BTW I checked another **-9999 ,waiting for a new owner-Thimbirigasyaya..but the tag is bit high!

Yes the green one is my 'old' 156. Wanted to sell it when I bought the black 2.0, but my father uses the green one now. So I have to wait till he changes his mind, but don't mind having two 156s in the household :) . Btw my bro who's a Merc man got the bug too and drives a growling 2.0 155.

Yes I saw the black one at the car sale. Don't know much about the history of it except that its a 1.6. Can get it checked if you like.

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Yep thats the one mate!

Didnt do the test drive.The asking price drove me away :D so delayed the plans of buying my first ever Italian car! :)

MINIACE

Don't be afraid to bid low. Some change hands at bargain prices. Still you need to check out the history or it will end up costing you that price anyway. Let me know if you are really interested, perhaps I can arrange Indika to check it out for you.

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Mini bro

one of my buddy was saying that one of these went for 1.3 or 1.4 mill but the supposedly the under carriage was damaged or something on that car...

it was greenish 156 with either G or H plates

Yeah I think I know the car. Not cared for and had a load of issues according to ppl who knew it. It's 1.8. These cars simply have to be serviced and repaired by a speciallist or else

1. Owning and driving will not be nice

2. In the end you'll have to spend more to put it right.

I suppose this is true for all cars but more so for a car like an Alfa.

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wow...is that 156 yours? :)

love the lines of that car...and apparently it handles bloody well too...never driven one :ninja:

would love to own one but i'm not knowledgeable enough on these cars to maintain one properly :action-smiley-060:

Yes, despite the limitations of FWD it can corner very hard and is a LOT more pleasurable to drive than a BMW until you are at very high speeds where a BMs RWD layout makes its presence felt. But then how often can you drive at those speeds on our dangerous roads?

The 156 is one of the better built Alfas and (touch wood) this green one has been very trouble free for me. I faced only two issues in more than one and a half years of ownership. One was the A/C (needed a cooler and valve) and the other was something called a step up motor that siezed.

Email me if you are really interested and I could tell you more.

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Don't be afraid to bid low. Some change hands at bargain prices. Still you need to check out the history or it will end up costing you that price anyway. Let me know if you are really interested, perhaps I can arrange Indika to check it out for you.

Really nice of you mate! Please find some details !!

Thanks in advance!

MINIACE

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This is great bro!! Get me good!! Thanks!

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Hi MiniAce sorry for the delay. Found out some info about that 156 GH-9999. The engine is in good shape according to our specialist. The suspension might need some attention sooner or later as the bushes were done locally. The gearbox housing was broken once but all is in order now.

I believe they're quoting 1.8m? Should be able to get it a bit lower according to him. With Alfas there's no reason you can't offer a ridiculously low price :D as there are very few takers as they're very scared about the "No agents" business.

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Hi MiniAce sorry for the delay. Found out some info about that 156 GH-9999. The engine is in good shape according to our specialist. The suspension might need some attention sooner or later as the bushes were done locally. The gearbox housing was broken once but all is in order now.

I believe they're quoting 1.8m? Should be able to get it a bit lower according to him. With Alfas there's no reason you can't offer a ridiculously low price :D as there are very few takers as they're very scared about the "No agents" business.

GTAm

there were "rumours" that FIAT agents were suppose to be getting the Alfa dealership in SL...dunno if it's true though :)

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Yes, despite the limitations of FWD it can corner very hard and is a LOT more pleasurable to drive than a BMW until you are at very high speeds where a BMs RWD layout makes its presence felt. But then how often can you drive at those speeds on our dangerous roads?

The 156 is one of the better built Alfas and (touch wood) this green one has been very trouble free for me. I faced only two issues in more than one and a half years of ownership. One was the A/C (needed a cooler and valve) and the other was something called a step up motor that siezed.

Email me if you are really interested and I could tell you more.

aah didn't see this mate

sorry and thanks for the assistance... Not in a position to change rides now but will defa give you a holler when i can :)

always like the alphas...but the "unknows" always scared the crap outta me to even consider one :)

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GTAm

there were "rumours" that FIAT agents were suppose to be getting the Alfa dealership in SL...dunno if it's true though :)

OT but i've noticed quite a lot of the new fiats on the road now. nice to see the brand is catching on.

would love to own an alfa one day. maybe if e*ro m*tors do launch the 159 here i'll look at a used buy in a couple of years! should be able to bargain quite a bit hopefully!

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OT but i've noticed quite a lot of the new fiats on the road now. nice to see the brand is catching on.

would love to own an alfa one day. maybe if e*ro m*tors do launch the 159 here i'll look at a used buy in a couple of years! should be able to bargain quite a bit hopefully!

I'm involved with the said brand with my work... yes there are a few FIAT vehicles on the road but sadly not as much as we expected... Quite difficult to offset public opinion on this brand cos the previous FIAT dealers and the vehicles have had problems in SL... Many i came across were on the opinion that they over heat in SL conditions...etc etc

Of course this is not the case in reality..not now at least :)

The spares cost, lack of service personnel, resale value, iron grip that the japs have over local market are all making it quite tough for the european brands

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To my knowledge they have not got the Alfa agency and I doubt that they'll get it soon. The situation for well established brands like Merc and BMW are very tough already with our exorbitant taxes, so it would be very very hard to make an Alfa agency profitable right now.

Hey Ripper good to know that you work with Fiat. Yes perception is terrible in SL and quite rightly so as ALL the previous agents simply messed up big time and killed the brand. I'm sure you're aware about what the last agent did.

The other thing is and you can tell the current agents your client (with compliments) that they've orderd wrong specced cars and driven the price up unneccesarily. The GP has cruise control, alloys and premium stereo which is not ESSENTIAL in a small hatch.

Then there's also the Panda which is over-priced. What they really should import is the Panda 4WD and market it as a pseudo SUV which most folk clamour for.

Anyway it's a small start but a start none the less. So we can be a bit happy :) !

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Hi MiniAce sorry for the delay. Found out some info about that 156 GH-9999. The engine is in good shape according to our specialist. The suspension might need some attention sooner or later as the bushes were done locally. The gearbox housing was broken once but all is in order now.

I believe they're quoting 1.8m? Should be able to get it a bit lower according to him. With Alfas there's no reason you can't offer a ridiculously low price :D as there are very few takers as they're very scared about the "No agents" business.

Thanks a lot GTAm ! Very good and hard to find information you got!

The quoted price kicks back!

Will pay a visit again soon...and will try your "tip" ;) !

MINIACE

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To my knowledge they have not got the Alfa agency and I doubt that they'll get it soon. The situation for well established brands like Merc and BMW are very tough already with our exorbitant taxes, so it would be very very hard to make an Alfa agency profitable right now.

Hey Ripper good to know that you work with Fiat. Yes perception is terrible in SL and quite rightly so as ALL the previous agents simply messed up big time and killed the brand. I'm sure you're aware about what the last agent did.

The other thing is and you can tell the current agents your client (with compliments) that they've orderd wrong specced cars and driven the price up unneccesarily. The GP has cruise control, alloys and premium stereo which is not ESSENTIAL in a small hatch.

Then there's also the Panda which is over-priced. What they really should import is the Panda 4WD and market it as a pseudo SUV which most folk clamour for.

Anyway it's a small start but a start none the less. So we can be a bit happy :) !

I think the present Panda models will be discontinued here due to lack of demand and mainly the price factor... there are too many good competition in that target market group with better overall deals...

The Panda Monster etc are quite cool... you can go to www.fiatautopress.com and take a look at the vast range of Panda models :) quite fascinating :) There's one that can go in water also :)

One good thing is that the present agents have invested in their servicing department... Met the snr guy at their workshop and the man is quite knowledgeable and more than that passionate about his cars. he's being to Italy more that 2 dozen times or so on training if my memory is correct.... :)

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I think the present Panda models will be discontinued here due to lack of demand and mainly the price factor... there are too many good competition in that target market group with better overall deals...

The Panda Monster etc are quite cool... you can go to www.fiatautopress.com and take a look at the vast range of Panda models :) quite fascinating :) There's one that can go in water also :)

One good thing is that the present agents have invested in their servicing department... Met the snr guy at their workshop and the man is quite knowledgeable and more than that passionate about his cars. he's being to Italy more that 2 dozen times or so on training if my memory is correct.... :)

Yes well that kind of investment is a precondition by the Company. It's a good idea to bring the Monster and other variants of the Panda.

What I'm saying is they wasted their 1st year by bringing cars with the wrong spec. SL is such a tough mkt because of the heavy taxes and loads of competition. So it's best they put in more thought if they really want to crack the mkt.

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Yes well that kind of investment is a precondition by the Company. It's a good idea to bring the Monster and other variants of the Panda.

What I'm saying is they wasted their 1st year by bringing cars with the wrong spec. SL is such a tough mkt because of the heavy taxes and loads of competition. So it's best they put in more thought if they really want to crack the mkt.

ah if only our marketeers get their acts together :rolleyes:

panda, doblo and GP were all doing well in European markets...suppose our fellas thought it will be the same in SL without studying the local conditions a bit more closely

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ah if only our marketeers get their acts together :rolleyes:

panda, doblo and GP were all doing well in European markets...suppose our fellas thought it will be the same in SL without studying the local conditions a bit more closely

Very true Ripper. And the other mistake they make is they think that its a premium product just because its European. Big big mistake.

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Very true Ripper. And the other mistake they make is they think that its a premium product just because its European. Big big mistake.

true... gone are the days "brands" dictated to customers :)

now the tables have turned and consumer is the king with a huge variety of options... No more captive audiences :)

so each brand has to do that extra and win the customer or else he will find an alternative :)

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ah if only our marketeers get their acts together :rolleyes:

panda, doblo and GP were all doing well in European markets...suppose our fellas thought it will be the same in SL without studying the local conditions a bit more closely

hiya,

since I sold one of my cars - an old Ford capri - I have a vacant slot in my garage (& my heart) to fill.....

A friend of mine was dating this girl :angry-smiley-048: who had a silver Alfasud - 18- something. :rolleyes:

Any idea where this car is now?

Or if there are any oldies lying around which need some TLC and can be bought el cheapo? <_<

cheers

Pradfred

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hiya,

since I sold one of my cars - an old Ford capri - I have a vacant slot in my garage (& my heart) to fill.....

A friend of mine was dating this girl :angry-smiley-048: who had a silver Alfasud - 18- something. :rolleyes:

Any idea where this car is now?

Or if there are any oldies lying around which need some TLC and can be bought el cheapo? <_<

cheers

Pradfred

I can't think of any 18- Sud at all. Was is a Sud Sprint? Like these?

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Btw what colour and Mk was your Capri?

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